In the year 2009, a scientist discovered that the temperature of the earth's core is increasing rapidly. So they begin a secret project intended to ensure humanity survives (Think: Noah's Ark). To help fund the venture, individuals are allowed to purchase tickets for one billion euros apiece.
This is where our hero Jackson Curtis appears and unwittingly learned about the secret of the government from Charlie Frost, a conspiracy theorist living as a hermit. And so begins the race against time to rescue his family. Narrowly escaping by air, the group met up with Yuri Karprov, a Russian billionaire and his two sons, girlfriend and pilot. I think that you could guess where the story would lead from here.
2012 is essentially another one of those blockbusters that delivers in terms of the action but failed in most other respects. However, the massive destruction in this film is absolutely fabulous to behold - a visually spectacular chaos. In fact you could say that the special effects is the ONLY good point since there is practically no character or plot development. But if you like to watch our digitised extras being crushed by skyscrapers, this is thw movie for you.
Not very believable factually but c'mon this is your typical doomsday OMG-The-World-Is-About-To-End movie and what YOU - the audience wants to see is utter destruction and chaos. I wont call it a must see but you will not regret if you went to watch it.
Clocking in a near two and a half hours, you may get slightly tired with a never ending conclusion as we are "amazed" by our character's amazing ability and outstanding luck to survive the odds. But its not all that bad when you get to see airborne. On the whole, its a nice but predictable movie, similar to Say After Tomorrow and Independence Day.
Verdict: 6.4
